Zaragata

No Holding Back

by zaragata

House rules for Uno

The Warlord
Everybody Out

Skip everyone else and take another turn.

Said by The Warlord

The Enforcer
Heavy Blow

The next player draws five and misses their turn.

Said by The Enforcer

The Boss
Colour Purge

Choose a colour and discard every card of that colour from your hand.

Said by The Boss

The Doomsayer
Colour Spin

The next player names a colour, then turns over cards from the draw pile until that colour shows. They keep every card turned over.

Said by The Doomsayer

The Clerk
Reverse Strike

Reverse the direction of play. The new next player draws four and misses their turn.

Said by The Clerk

The Vamp
Half Dozen

The next player draws six and misses their turn.

Said by The Vamp

The Announcer
Fire at Will

Everyone else draws one.

Said by The Announcer

The Sheriff
Until It Fires

Choose a player. They draw until they draw a Skip, a Reverse or a Draw card, and keep every card.

Said by The Sheriff

The Doorman
Pile It On

For the rest of the game, anyone hit by a Draw card may play a Draw card of their own to pass the whole total to the next player.

Said by The Doorman

The Headmistress
Breaking Point

For the rest of the game, anyone holding twenty-five cards or more is out of the game.

Their cards go to the bottom of the draw pile.

Said by The Headmistress

The Optimist
Wrong Colour

The player on your left names a colour. Draw until you draw a card of it, and keep them all.

Said by The Optimist

The Coach
Rough Landing

Draw five.

Said by The Coach

The Comforter
Left Behind

Miss your next two turns.

Said by The Comforter

The Hype Man
Open Season

Anyone holding a Draw card may play it on you right now, out of turn. Then play carries on as before.

Said by The Hype Man

The Trickster
Rough Haul

Draw ten, then put any five cards from your hand on the bottom of the draw pile.

Said by The Trickster

The Arbiter
Lottery

Turn over the top card of the draw pile and draw as many cards as its number.

Skips, Reverses, Draw cards and Wilds count as two.

Said by The Arbiter

The Storyteller
Dry Spell

Draw until you draw a card you can play, then play it.

Said by The Storyteller

The Grandpa
Boomerang

Reverse the direction of play, and draw four.

Said by The Grandpa

The Night Nurse
Catch Up

Draw until you hold as many cards as whoever holds the most.

Said by The Night Nurse

The Auditor
Hand Swap

Swap hands with ____.

(the name is filled at the table)

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